Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid School in America

Five years of research and first-hand study of nearly sixty schools have prompted
Jonathan Kozol, the highly regarded and persuasive scholar of American culture
and education, to conclude that there is an insidious and steady restoration
of apartheid schooling in the American public schools system.

What is it that enables educational segregation? Are
there
specific policies that facilitate what Kozol boldly regards
as the “cognitive decapitation” of many students of color? How might this nation establish and secure vital
educational equity and institutional justice for all?

Kozol, who describes himself as one who bears witness to the plight of children,
is a teacher and an inspired writer. His most recent work, Shame of the Nation, confirms chilling realities about the status of children in American public
schools and illuminates the compelling public imperatives that may elicit
much needed intervention and reform.